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Brunswick vs York vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has the youngest population (median age 40).
York has the most expensive homes ($636k median).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Brunswick | York | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
13,986 |
8,815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
49.5±5.2Highest 10% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
| York and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| York and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| York and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
53.1% ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15k 27% above ME |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99 29% above ME |
$1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
| York and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$4,658 53% above ME |
$3,847Lowest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8 ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| York and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | York Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | York High School | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
9.6Lowest |
14.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.